Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management

Site specific management can potentially improve both economic and ecological outcomes in agriculture. Effective site specific management requires strong and temporally consistent relationship among identified management zones; underlying soil physical, chemical and biological parameters, and crop y...

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Main Authors: Mohd Husin, Ezrin, Wayayok, Aimrun, Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin, Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
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Published: Institution of Engineers, Malaysia 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.287452015-10-16T07:05:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28745/ Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management Mohd Husin, Ezrin Wayayok, Aimrun Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin Bejo, Siti Khairunniza Site specific management can potentially improve both economic and ecological outcomes in agriculture. Effective site specific management requires strong and temporally consistent relationship among identified management zones; underlying soil physical, chemical and biological parameters, and crop yield. Those requirements are possible to be obtained through the use of specific equipment and state-of-the art technology. This study was carried out to develop an on-the-go system to provide accurate soil nitrogen map by using an electrical conductivity sensor. The result from this study has proven the merit of the developed system in terms of its performance and its reliability. The soil nitrogen map produced via this system was almost similar to a kriging map produced via ArcGIS software and it was shown to be reliable for use in the site specific application for best management practices. This finding shows that the soil nutrient variability map was possible to be produced in real-time basis without engaging any tedious work in the field. The use of this mapping system as a basis of identifying the soil nutrient variability proved to be a good technique for the farmers to better manage their paddy fields. Institution of Engineers, Malaysia 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28745/1/Development%20of%20on.pdf Mohd Husin, Ezrin and Wayayok, Aimrun and Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin and Bejo, Siti Khairunniza (2013) Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management. Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 74 (1). pp. 14-20. ISSN 0126-513X http://www.myiem.org.my/content/iem_journal_2013-480.aspx
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description Site specific management can potentially improve both economic and ecological outcomes in agriculture. Effective site specific management requires strong and temporally consistent relationship among identified management zones; underlying soil physical, chemical and biological parameters, and crop yield. Those requirements are possible to be obtained through the use of specific equipment and state-of-the art technology. This study was carried out to develop an on-the-go system to provide accurate soil nitrogen map by using an electrical conductivity sensor. The result from this study has proven the merit of the developed system in terms of its performance and its reliability. The soil nitrogen map produced via this system was almost similar to a kriging map produced via ArcGIS software and it was shown to be reliable for use in the site specific application for best management practices. This finding shows that the soil nutrient variability map was possible to be produced in real-time basis without engaging any tedious work in the field. The use of this mapping system as a basis of identifying the soil nutrient variability proved to be a good technique for the farmers to better manage their paddy fields.
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author Mohd Husin, Ezrin
Wayayok, Aimrun
Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
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Wayayok, Aimrun
Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
author_facet Mohd Husin, Ezrin
Wayayok, Aimrun
Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin
Bejo, Siti Khairunniza
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title Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
title_short Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
title_full Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
title_fullStr Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
title_full_unstemmed Development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
title_sort development of on-the-go soil nitrogen mapping system for site specific management
publisher Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28745/1/Development%20of%20on.pdf
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